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Africa, Florida and
Thanksgiving
James F. Winterstein, DC
NUHS President
On September 18, at
the request of my
colleagues in the
Republic of South
Africa, I returned for
the third time to that
beautiful
country
with its beautiful and
gracious people.

It was 20 years since I first traveled there
and at that time, it was my distinct honor
to meet with the academicians and
chiropractic physicians who were intent
on beginning a chiropractic degree
program at Technikon Natal. A year later,
that program opened and on this visit
there, I was privileged to meet again some
of the graduates of that first class —
bright, wonderful people who are very
committed to helping people through
their chiropractic practices. While in
South Africa in 1988, I was also
privileged to speak at the annual banquet
of the Congress, which at that time was
held in Kruger National Park.
On this occasion, I was asked to open the
annual Congress of the Chiropractic
Association of South Africa and once
again, it was a very distinct pleasure and
honor. My topic was on the subject of the
integration of chiropractic medicine into
the mainstream of health care delivery in
South Africa. On Saturday evening at the
banquet, I was again asked to speak.
Dr. Vincent DeBono also lectured on
the integration of chiropractic medicine
into the mainstream of health
care delivery, and Dr. Manuel Duarte
lectured on low back pain and its
management. Clearly, National was well
represented at this Congress and I felt
proud of my colleagues who made
outstanding presentations.
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NUHS Receives ‘Partner’ Award
From American Cancer Society
National University of Health Sciences
received the Partners in Progress –
Community Mission Support Award from
the American Cancer Society (ACS) DuPage
Region at its recent awards dinner in
recognition of the university’s support of the
mission of the ACS.
National was cited for its student and
employee participation in the ACS’s Active
for Life and Relay for Life events, Daffodil
Days, and volunteer efforts at health fairs
and fund raising events throughout the year.
According to Joyce Whitehead, director of
National’s Learning Resource Center, who
represented National at the September 22
Thank You Banquet, “Our name was
projected on the big screen while we
received some very heart-warming
publicity.” Joyce accepted congratulations
on behalf of the university, but says the
credit goes to Pat Gerardo, LRC circulation
manager, “who was the primary instigator
in our participation” in gaining support
from the National community.
“Because we reached out to Pat for help in
touching the faculty, staff and students,
NUHS is a leader in the community in

helping us reach our mission… “ read the
award citation. “When we use the NUHS
volunteers, we feel
secure
in
their
commitment… This is a
testament to the quality
and maturity of the
students. Her work –
through the school and
in the community – has
made
a
lasting
impression and has
Pat Gerardo
achieved great results.”
Pat began volunteering for ACS in memory
of her mother, who died from cancer 12
years ago. She (and her sister, Nancy, a
cancer survivor herself) now have their own
team of 12 friends, co-workers and former
co-workers, all who have been touched by
cancer, and who participate in the Relay for
Life of Wood Grove in Downers Grove, Ill.
Pat is on the steering committee that plans
the event and under her leadership, her
team was named the Relay Spirit Winner
two years in a row. She also recruited 34
NUHS massage and DC students for the
June 13 event.
“It makes me proud to be from National and
associated with such dedicated and caring
people,” says Pat.

OUTREACH September-October 2008 — 3

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Africa, Florida...

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While in South Africa, former NUHS
clinician and long time friend, Dr. Michael
van den Bos, and his wife Benita, invited
me to their home, took me out to dinner
and provided an abundance of South
African hospitality. For three days and two
nights, Dr. Van den Bos and I went on safari
at Shamwari Game Reserve, which is listed
as the finest private game reserve in South
Africa and includes some 300,000 acres.
We saw all the South African game save the
leopard, which managed to elude us. This
was a stupendous opportunity and I highly
recommend it to all.
St. Petersburg: Upon my return to the
United States, it was imperative that I spend
some time working on the Florida initiative.
We have placed Dr. Joseph Stiefel at the
St. Petersburg College (SPC) Partnership
Center Campus as the Assistant Dean for
Chiropractic Medicine. He is set up there
with his office and has now completed a
month’s work on the new DC program that
NUHS will offer at SPC.
During the week of October 6, Ms. Tracy
McHugh, vice president for Administrative
Services, and I spent two days with
Dr. Stiefel for the purpose of meeting
President Carl Kuttler, Senator Dennis
Jones, Ms. Catherine Kennedy (associate
vice president of the Partnership Center),
Phil Nicotera, MD, who is the provost of the
Caruth Health Center, and various other
members of SPC College.
After our visit and following an assessment
of the possibilities, it appears as if our
DC program will most likely be housed at
the Caruth Health Center, which has all the
necessary laboratories including a gross
dissection lab, classroom space and office
space for faculty. One building also appears
to be ideal for the development of a
Training and Assessment Center similar to
the one on the Lombard campus.
Each week, one or more of the NUHS
executive team travels to Seminole, Florida,
where the Partnership Center and the
Health Center are located, to work with Dr.
Stiefel on this project.
To date, we have obtained “Foreign
Corporate Status” and approval from the
Florida Commission on Independent
Education to offer our DC program in
Florida. We are currently in the process of
submitting our self-study to the Higher
Learning Commission (HLC) of the North
Central Association of Colleges and
Schools. A site visit by a team from HLC
will be at St. Petersburg College, Dec. 8-9,
to evaluate our ability to offer the DC
program
at
an
off-campus
site.

Subsequently, we will also request approval
from the Council on Chiropractic Education
(CCE).
As we move ahead, we will be conducting
searches for basic science and clinical
science faculty for the NUHS/SPC program
in chiropractic medicine. The curriculum
will be identical to the one offered at the
Lombard campus and it is our intention
to export the traditional NUHS culture
to the Florida program. Yes, there is much
to be accomplished, but I am excited
and pleased with the prospects and
the progress.
Thanksgiving: And now, Thanksgiving. Yes,
times are exceptionally difficult these days
and it is not confined to the United States.
If one sifts through all the rhetoric and all
the media hype etc., etc., it comes down to
a few simple issues. At the top of the list is
greed, followed very quickly by a great
propensity for people to live beyond their
means — way beyond their means. Our
economy has been a house of cards
and anyone with any sense could see that
it had to come down — and boy, has it
come down.
Yes, it affects us all and at NUHS, we are
taking steps to tighten our belts simply
because it is a must. Our endowment, like
similar investments at other universities has
taken a significant hit, which means that
endowed scholarships are not available this
year. All of our endowed scholarships are
based completely on the earnings of our
portfolio and when it does not earn money
or loses money, scholarships cannot be
given. Thanks to the wisdom of the Board of
Trustees and our Vice President for Business
Services, Mr. Ron Mensching, we are well
invested and are currently ahead of the
market, but regardless of how well one
invests, in this circumstance, losses are
virtually guaranteed.
So what is the point of Thanksgiving this
year? Well, let’s just think back to 9/11/01
— that fateful day when the United States
was attacked so viciously. We can be
thankful that has not been repeated, despite
a number of stymied attempts. We are still
here and the vast majority of us have jobs
and continue to support our families and to
help people in need.
I think humanity needs these down-times
for they make us more grateful for the good
things we share and they make us take a
good long look at how we have been living.
They provide reality checks. So let’s be
especially thankful this year — for all with
which we are blessed and for lessons we
should have learned long ago. I wish you a
Happy Thanksgiving and may God bless
and keep you and yours.

Celente Forecasts
Graduates Future
“You are the future of “Whole Health
Healing,” trends forecaster Gerald
Celente told August 2008 DC graduates
at their commencement ceremony on
August 14.
Celente, who predicted in 1998 that the
future of chiropractic
was in addressing the
problem of obesity
and the issue of
nutrition, coined the
term Whole Health
Healing, which is in
tune with National’s
educational focus.
“There is no one in any profession more
qualified than you and coming from a
university such as this to be the leaders in
Whole Health Healing... Who looks at
you in mind, body and spirit and helps
you get healthy in so many ways?”
Celente said. “You are the ones with the
credentials to bring us into a new
millenium of enlightenment. The future is
in your hands.”
Celente was awarded the honorary
doctor of laws degree (LLD) following his
talk. Twenty-one graduates earned their
DC degrees with Annissa Metzger
Slusher of Pennsylvania delivering the
valedictory address. She reflected on the
knowledge that chiropractic is about
more than just treating pain — it’s also
about changing lives.
At the College of Allied Health Sciences
commencement ceremony on August 14,
five students completed the requirements
for the bachelor of science degree. One
student, Si Ian Wong, earned the
Association of Applied Science Degree
in Massage Therapy.
Fourteen massage therapy students
earned their certificate of completion
with two graduates attaining valedictory
honors.
Co-valedictorian Julie Barbee described
her many previous careers before finding
massage. “It is important to find a career
you truly love,” she said.
Co-valedictorian Victoria Krol said,
“We may seem to be little massage
therapists, but we have the unique gift to
truly affect someone.”

News Briefs from National
Faculty Promotions
Claire Johnson, MSEd, DC, DACBSP,
editor-in-chief of National’s three
peer-reviewed journals, has been
promoted to a full time faculty member
and the rank of professor. Dr. Johnson was
appointed associate editor of the journals
in 2004 and has worked for National on
a part-time basis since that time.

designation of Registered Nerve
Conduction Study Technician (RNCST).
Fraser Smith, ND, assistant dean of the
Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine
Program, was surprised by naturopathic
faculty and students on September 19

Dr. Joseph Stiefel, assistant dean for
Chiropractic Medicine at NUHS/St.
Petersburg, who was scheduled to move
to Florida in January 2009, has now
assumed the responsibility of primary onsite administrator for the Florida program.

Nicholas Trongale, PhD, dean of the
College of Professional Studies, also was
promoted to the rank of professor. He
assumed the dean’s position at National
in October 2007.

Faculty News
Dr. Mark Hartsuyker came to National in
September as the chair of Clinical
Practice. Dr. Hartsuyker is a 1980
graduate of Los Angeles College of
Chiropractic. He was a faculty member
and clinician at Logan Chiropractic
College prior to coming to National. Dr.
Hartsuyker is the first to fill this newly
created position that involves supervising
the Student Health Center and
coordinating care across the various
disciplines taught at the institution.
Kristine Aikenhead, DC, NA ‘83, returned
to campus this fall to teach kinesiology
and dermatology, and
also to function as a
clinician in the Student
Health
Center.
Dr.
Aikenhead, an assistant
professor,
formerly
taught
full-time
from
Dr. Aikenhead
1985-1989 and then
part-time for the next several years. She
previously taught laboratory diagnosis for
six years and dermatology for 13 years.
Bart Green, MSEd, DC, DACBSP, parttime NUHS faculty member, recently
published an article entitled “A literature
review of neck pain associated
with computer use: public health
implications.” The article appeared in the
August 2008 issue of the Journal of the
Canadian Chiropractic Association
(JCCA), 2008 Aug; 52(3):161-7.
Dr. C. Robert Humphreys, professor of
clinical sciences, recently passed a
rigorous examination and attained
certification by the American Association
of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET).
This affords him the right to hold the

October at St. Petersburg College, has
had to withdraw from the position for
medical reasons. He will remain on the
Lombard campus continuing his duties in
the classroom and as assistant dean for
Allied Health and Undergraduate Studies.

with a “book signing” party celebrating
the release of his textbook, An
Introduction to Principles and Practices of
Naturopathic Medicine published by
CCNM
(Canadian
College
of
Naturopathic Medicine) Press.

Radiology Workshop
Chief of Diagnostic Imaging Dr. William
Bogar, instructor Dr. Michael Fergus, and
diagnostic imaging residents Dr. Heather
Miley and Dr. Jennifer Pedley attended
the American Chiropractic College of
Radiology Workshop in San Francisco,
Calif., in October. “It was an exciting
workshop and NUHS excelled at the
workshop!” says Dr. Bogar.
During the resident presentations, Dr.
Jennifer Pedley presented a paper titled
“Left Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm,” a
patient case that entered the Lombard
Whole Health Center earlier this year. Dr.
Michael Fergus was nominated secretarytreasurer of the American Chiropractic
College of Radiology.
Dr. Heather Miley was awarded the Terry
R. Yochum Scholarship for the most
outstanding resident in diagnostic
imaging. She also won the contest for the
most correct answers among the Board
Certified Chiropractic Radiologists that
entered a diagnostic imaging contest.

St. Petersburg Update
Dr. Daniel Richardson, who was to
assume the role of associate dean for the
chiropractic medicine degree program in

National will accommodate a focused
site visit from the Higher Learning
Commission of the North Central
Association on December 8-9 in St.
Petersburg to gain approval from the
commission to offer the DC degree at the
University Partnership Center. Please
direct any questions/comments to Dr.
Vincent DeBono, vdebono@nuhs.edu.

Postgrad Events
Faculty from 13 different chiropractic
institutions
that
teach
physical
rehabilitation programs were on campus
in early September for the International
Society of Clinical Rehabilitation
Specialists 2nd Annual Rehab Summit
taught by Stuart McGill, PhD, Craig
Liebenson, DC, and Tim Hewett, PhD.
Kinesio Taping continues to maintain its
popularity among the courses offered by
the Lincoln College of Postprofessional,
Graduate and Continuing Education. The
KT courses typically sell out, according to
Dr. Jonathan Soltys, postgraduate dean,
as was the case with the first KT course
offered at St. Petersburg College this
October and November. Forty registrants
were allowed, only 15 of which are DCs.

Constitution Day
NUHS celebrated Constitution Day on
September 17 with a display in the main
hallway that included a copy of the
Constitution, as
well as several
flyers dealing
with historical
facts, lives of the
signers,
and
other
details
related to the
formation of the Bill of Rights. A
computer also showed several DVDs on
the topic.